If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!As an immigration lawyer for 30 years I most often hear the following 4 questions from immigrants looking to reunite with their family members. When you are looking to reunite your family, you are looking for speed and a minimum of hassles. Yet, for better or worse, immigration based on a family relationship is a difficult and complex area of immigration law. While ... Read More
I grew up wanting to be a criminal attorney. I changed my mind after my first DUI case. I went to a small unaccredited law school. This meant I could take the bar exam but I would not have the job offers graduates from ABA accredited schools would get. But that was all right. I figured I would break into criminal law somehow. I simply wanted to graduate. Then I wanted to pass the bar. I would think about getting work as a lawyer later. Government... Read More
I grew up wanting to be an attorney. I went to an unaccredited law school. I could sit for the bar, but my school was not ABA accredited. This meant I would not get offers from the big law firms. But I wanted to be a criminal attorney so I thought this would not matter. But going to a small unaccredited law school also meant the government would not be quick to offer me a position either. But I only wanted to graduate so I could take the bar exam... Read More
I had grown up wanting to be a lawyer. When I entered law school my plan was to become a criminal attorney. That changed after my first DUI defense. I went to a small law school. It was accredited in that I was able to sit for the bar exam once I graduated. But it was not American Bar Association accredited. I went to a small law school not ABA accredited because for one reason my grades were not good enough to get into a larger more well known s... Read More
Unfortunately, with so many cars on the road, sometimes an accident is unavoidable or they unexpectedly occur. During the event of an accident, the function of a lawyer is to protect their client’s interests and represent him or her in a legal matter such as a civil or criminal case. When it comes to an accident such as an auto accident, there are lawyers, often personal injury lawyers that will represent clients who are found at-fault and ... Read More
Even before the invention of the Internet, identity theft crime was a problem for millions of people. Now that the Internet flows into millions of homes around the world, online identity theft is running rampant and new laws are passed every year to combat this growing frustrating problem. When you’re charged with identity theft, you need to know what to expect. When a person is convicted of online identity theft, their punishment is based ... Read More
When officers pull a driver over for suspicion of driving under the influence (drinking and driving), the first thing they’ll want to do is conduct a field sobriety test. A field sobriety test has several little tests that officers like to do such as: - Balancing on one foot - Follow a light with the eyes - Reciting the alphabet backwards - Walk in straight line Any of these tests that the officer gives does not help a suspect who is suspec... Read More
When a police officer pulls you over for suspicion of driving/drinking under the influence (DUI), the first question he/she will generally ask is how much you had to drink today/tonight. Most people assume it’s safe and in their best interest to comply with an officer’s request and answer any of his/her questions. However, the best thing you can do for yourself is to not say a thing. While you are obligated to give the officer your dr... Read More
Legal issues always seem to be something that other people are involved in, and something that you need not concern yourself with, but it is easy enough to find yourself quickly embroiled in a legal battle. The legal process might begin with a simple altercation with a neighbor or an argument over pay at work, and the next thing you know, you are embroiled in a complicated ‘he said – she said’ dispute, with lawyers being engaged... Read More
People are arrested for many different reasons and the first thing they should do after being arrested is call a criminal defense attorney. However, people usually wait to see what kinds of charges they are facing before hiring an attorney. This is a huge mistake for several reasons. Keep in mind that the arresting officer(s) will continue to ask you questions. However, your criminal attorney will help you by suggesting you don’t answer the... Read More
